Another First-Order ODE Question

[bsodmike]

Homework Statement

Going through a book on Numerical Methods, it states,

y' = 4e^{0.8x}-0.5y

has the analytical solution,

y= \dfrac{4}{1.3}(e^{0.8x}-e^{-0.5x})+2e^{-0.5x}

Homework Equations

This is of the form,

y'+p(x)y=q(x)

Should I use an Integrating Factor to solve the Linear ODE?, i.e. use an integrating factor \mu(x)=e^{\int{p(x)dx}}

\mu(x)\left[y'+p(x)y\right]=\mu(x)q(x)

\left(\mu(x)y\right)'=\mu(x)q(x)

\mu(x)y=\int{\mu(x)q(x)dx+C}

...and divide through by \mu(x) ?

The Attempt at a Solution

\mu(x)=e^{\int{p(x)dx}}=e^{0.5x}

thus,
e^{0.5x}y=4\int{e^{0.8x}e^{0.5x}dx+C}

and it is given: y(0) = 2

Any pointers? Dick, your help would be much appreciated once again!

Thanks and happy new year to all as well,

Cheers
Mike

 

[Integral]

When computing your integrating factor what did you use as your p(t)? Your integrating factor is not correct.

 

[bsodmike]

Note: with p(t)dt, consider it as p(x)dx. I used some old latex definition I had already typed for the 'method'. i.e., rather than dy/dt, this is dy,dx. dy/dt = f(t,y) -> dy/dx = f(x,y).

*Definition updated in OP, w.r.t to (x).

 

[bsodmike]

When computing your integrating factor what did you use as your p(t)? Your integrating factor is not correct.

I used,

\mu(x) = e^{\int{p(x)dx}}=e^{\int{\dfrac{1}{2}dx}} = e^{0.5x}

Well, isn't this,

y'+0.5y=4e^{0.8x}=y'+p(x)y=q(x)

hence, p(x)=0.5 and q(x)=4e^{0.8x} ?

 

[Integral]

e^{\int{\dfrac{1}{2}dx}} Try doing this integral again. Where did the ln 2 come from?

 

[bsodmike]

e^{\int{\dfrac{1}{2}dx}} Try doing this integral again. Where did the ln 2 come from?

Oooops! thanks for spotting that blatant error. IF=e^{\int{p(x)dx}}=e^{0.5x}.

 

[bsodmike]

This is what I am getting now,

Since,
\mu(x)=e^{\int{0.5\,dx}}=e^{0.5x}

\begin{equation}\begin{split} <br /> e^{0.5x}y&amp;=4\int{e^{1.3x}}\,dx+C\\<br /> &amp;=4\left(\dfrac{e^{1.3x}}{1.3}\right)+C\\<br /> &amp;=\dfrac{4}{1.3}e^{1.3x}+C<br /> \label{eq:}<br /> \end{split}\end{equation}

Hence,
\begin{equation}\begin{split} <br /> y=\dfrac{4}{1.3}e^{0.8x}+Ce^{-0.5x}<br /> \label{eq:}<br /> \end{split}\end{equation}

Where am I going wrong again?!?

 

[bsodmike]

*bump*

When I left the problem earlier as e^{0.5x}y=4\int{e^{0.8x}e^{0.5x}\,dx}+C, I thought I'd need to use integration by parts. But once I got it in the simpler form above (adding the powers) it just seems 'too simple' and the solution is missing a term.

*confused*...hmm..